"Shi Kefa, the Jinshi of Xinke, and Kefa, the chief ancestor of Qian, Siwei Ying, respectfully greet the Holy Spirit. Long live, long live, long live!"
In the Wenhua Hall of the Forbidden City, Zhu Youjian was summoning one civil and one military officer, two "lawless" ones. "Wen Kefa" is Shi Kefa, a new Jinshi in the first year of Chongzhen - the first year of Zhu Youjian's reform to Yuan Dynasty coincided with the imperial examination competition, and Shi Kefa, the "great military strategist", became a Jinshi in high school during this imperial examination competition. Originally Zhu Youjian wanted to give him the title of No. 1 Scholar, but according to convention, the first official to be awarded the No. 1 Scholar was from the Sixth Rank Hanlin Academy. He was a good officer, but it would bury Shi Kefa's military talent... So Zhu Youjian didn't help Shi Kefa open the back door, and still let him be awarded the top three Jinshi. Today, he is conferring an officer to him, the top three Jinshi. days.
Zuk Kefa, the shameless "Four Ministers", came to Beijing with Zu Dashou's sons, and was thrust into the Four Guards Camp under the supervision of Yu Ma by Zhu Youjian and became a pseudonymous general manager—— Because a large number of soldiers were mobilized to attack the front army, there are now only more than 2,000 people left in the three battalions of Zhongyong, Warriors, and Four Guards of the Royal Horse Supervisor, and four thousand generals can manage them. However, there were originally more than a dozen thousand generals in the third battalion, and only half of them went to the army in front of the tent. The rest were crowded in the third battalion of Yumajian. Of course, Zukefa, an outsider, could only use his name. However, Zhu Youjian did not intend to let Zukefa hang around for too long, because he knew that Zukefa was a rare diplomatic talent.
"One civil and one military, two can be lawful, not bad, let's get back together." Zhu Youjian smiled and greeted the two of them to get up. After they got up from the ground, they looked at Shi Kefa carefully.
Shi Kefa is still so upright and awe-inspiring, with a big forehead, a long face, a pointed chin, red phoenix eyes, and upside-down eyebrows... At first glance, he is a loyal minister who is like a god with weapons!
"Kefa," Zhu Youjian called Shi Kefa's name, "You are in the military, so you must be proficient in the art of war, right?"
Shi Kefa also came from a military family and was a member of Jinyiwei. If he hadn't been good at reading and taking exams, he might have been carrying an embroidered spring knife.
"Long live the Lord, I have never read the art of war. I only know how to lead the troops. Wherever the long live Lord tells me to go, I will go wherever..."
Of course, these words were not said by Shi Kefa, but by Zuk Kefa. He is also a criminal, and he is also a member of the military.
Zhu Youjian turned his head and glanced at Zukfa... He still had that treacherous look, with thick eyebrows, big eyes and a beard. He stood there like an iron tower. He looked like a traitor. No wonder Will be the four ministers.
However, the four ministers also have their uses.
Zhu Youjian nodded and said to Zukefa: "Zukefa, can you speak Mongolian and Jurchen?"
"Yes!" Zukefa nodded, "I still recognize Mongolian characters."
After all, he is engaged in diplomacy and is proficient in three languages!
"That's good," Zhu Youjian said, "I have an imperial envoy for you... You and Li Chengyun, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, go to Guihua City outside the mouth to meet Hutu Dunhan. Let’s discuss a joint crusade against the Donglu. This time I don’t want him to help defend anywhere. I just want to make an alliance with him to encircle Wei and save Zhao.”
Zukfa was stunned. He did not expect that Zhu Youjian would give such a "diplomatic mission". He was a general who charged into battle! For diplomacy, go to Shi Kefa!
However, he did not dare to refuse, so he had to ask patiently: "Long live Lord, what is the alliance to encircle Wei and save Zhao?"
"When the Donglu attacked our border wall in western Liaoning or Jizhen, he should send troops to Liaohe Hetao or attack Horqin." Zhu Youjian explained, "If the Donglu sent troops to attack the grasslands outside the border wall of Xuan and Da, they should attack the Han tribe. Then I will send troops from Liaonan, Dongjiang, and Ningyuan to attack the rear of the Donglu.
In addition, I can also assist the Han tribe by inserting a group of general cannons, tiger squat cannons and three-eyed blunderbuss to help them defend Guihua City. "
According to Mangui's latest report, Hutu Dun Khan's army has captured the Tumut River and Guihua City, and has taken the Tumut tribe's lair.
Guihua City is a large city built by the Mongolian Anda Khan in his later years, who gathered skilled craftsmen to imitate the capital of the Yuan Dynasty and built it in the shadow of Daqing Mountain and on the bank of the Yellow River. The Mongolian name is Kukuhetun or Hohhot. The Ming Dynasty named it Guihua City after Anda paid tribute.
In the original history, Hutu Dun Khan was stationed in Guihua City for five years. When Huang Taiji conquered Lin Dan Khan three times, he left without a fight again, thus embarking on the road of no return. But now Zhu Youjian wants to teach Hutu Dunhan a lesson and gain some prestige for himself. But he didn't want to cripple Hutu Dun Khan... because he knew that the only person who could pose a threat to Huang Taiji's backyard was this "running Khan" who inserted himself into the Han tribe.
Because no matter how poor the Han Dynasty is, it is still the "Mongol central government", and no matter how useless Hutu Dun Khan is, he is still the Mongolian leader.
As long as the Han army appears in the Liaohe Hetao or the Horqin Grassland, Huang Taiji will have to return his troops from the battlefield where he attacked the Ming Dynasty - otherwise his Mongolian-Manchu alliance will fall apart. If Hutu Dunhan is allowed to clean up Horqin Ministry, then the left-wing Mongolia will return to the tent of Hutu Dun Khan!
So Zhu Youjian hoped that he and Hutu Dunhan would stop running away from Guihua City... If they really ran away to Qinghai, they would be of no use.
In order to allow Hutu Tun Khan to stay in Tumutchuan with peace of mind, Zhu Youjian was not only willing to make an alliance with him and provide him with market rewards, but also gave him some general cannons (actually a kind of light artillery), Hutu Dunhan, etc. Crouching cannon and three-eyed gun. And he was also willing to send troops to attack Liaodong when the Han tribe encountered Huang Taiji's fierce attack.
After listening to the conditions proposed by Zhu Youjian, Zukeng Fa confidently assured: "Long live my lord, don't worry, I and Eunuch Li will definitely be able to convince Hutu Dunhan and solve the crisis of Datong."
Zhu Youjian smiled and waved his hand, "You should step aside first and go back to prepare. We will set off with Li Chengyun the day after tomorrow."
Seeing Zuk Kefa exiting the Wenhua Palace, Zhu Youjian smiled and asked Shi Kefa: "Shi Qing, do you think Zuk Kefa and Li Chengyun can convince Hutu Dunhan who joined the Han Department?"
How could Shi Kefa, a scholar from Kaifeng, Henan, know what Hutu Dunhan was thinking when he joined the Han tribe? However, he has also read "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" and knows the standard answer.
"Your Majesty, I think that Hutu Dunhan is the king of the Yi and Di after all. The Yi and the Di are just beasts, fearing power but not being virtuous!" Shi Kefa said, "Only by showing danger to him first can we show him some kindness, so that we can drive him away. .”
Zhu Youjian nodded repeatedly, thinking: It's really good... This vision is much higher than that of Yuan Chonghuan, a careless master!
"Shi Kefa," Zhu Youjian asked again, "Are you afraid of Yi Di?"
"I am not afraid!" Shi Kefa said sternly, "Although I am a scholar, I have also learned the art of war and martial arts, so why should I be afraid of Yi Di beasts!"
"Okay!" Zhu Youjian nodded heavily, "I will give you a chance to fight Yi Di!"
What?
A fight with Yi Di?
Shi Kefa was so shocked that he broke out in a cold sweat. He had only learned the art of war and martial arts but was not proficient in them. How could he beat the Yi Di?
He was panicking in his heart, but Shi Kefa's upright face did not show much fear.
Zhu Youjian added: "Zunhua County in Shuntian Prefecture is within the border wall of Ji Town... Now the Harqin Mongolian tribes outside the border wall of Ji Town are being conquered by Jiannu, and the border wall of Ji Town is It has become a front line, and once there is a breach in the border wall, Zunhua County will be the first to be attacked by the Jiannu!
I will now appoint you as the magistrate of Zunhua County, and entrust you with the full power of regiment training. I will also give you 50,000 taels of internal funds, assign you six young men to serve as generals, and give you 100 imperial horse guards as the backbone. , and I will give you enough armor for 3,000 people...can you manage Zunhua and defend Zunhua? "
Shi Kefa didn't know where the little emperor could tell that he knew how to fight. But he had no choice but to grit his teeth and accept the mission, and replied loudly: "I will definitely be able to defend Zunhua for your Majesty!"
It turned out that Zhu Youjian was still worried that Huang Taiji would break through the border at Xifengkou... Even if Zhao led 15,000 Liao troops from the Jiaotong Army to enter the border to strengthen the defense of Jizhen, he was still very worried.
Therefore, we can only strengthen the defense of the states and counties within the border wall of Ji Town. Appointing Shi Kefa as the magistrate of Zunhua County is only one part of it. Lu Daqi, a Jinshi in the same year as Shi Kefa, will later be appointed as the magistrate of Yutian County. He Tengjiao, who was also a Jinshi in the first year of Chongzhen (he originally failed the exam, but opened the back door this time) was appointed as the magistrate of Pinggu County. Lu Zhenfei, who had been dismissed as county magistrate for disobeying Wei Zhongxian, was also appointed to Shunyi County, northeast of Beijing.
Yang Sichang, who was favored by Zhu Youjian in his previous life, has now been reused. He was appointed as the Jizhou Bingbei Road and stationed in the city of Jizhou. Gao Hongtu, who had been responsible for reorganizing the third battalion of Yumajian during the Tianqi period, was appointed by Zhu Youjian as governor of Shuntian (a governor in the Ming Dynasty did not necessarily govern a province) and was stationed in Tongzhou.
In short, after the changes in the previous life, the ministers on Huang Taiji's march to the army, whether civil servants or military generals, did not have a fuel-efficient lamp!
